Old Fashion Lilac Bush – Syringa vulgaris

32–42 Inches Tall | Fully Rooted Potted Plant | USDA Zones 3–8

Bring the timeless fragrance of an old-fashioned garden to your landscape with Old Fashion Lilac (Syringa vulgaris). Loved for its exceptionally fragrant spring flowers, this classic flowering shrub makes a beautiful specimen plant, flowering hedge, or screen.

Its fragrant blooms are wonderful for cut-flower arrangements and attract honeybees, butterflies, and birds to the garden.

Available Plant Details

• Botanical name: Syringa vulgaris

• Common name: Old Fashion Lilac

• Shipping height: Approximately 32–42 inches

• Pot size: 5½-inch-deep pot

• Root condition: Fully rooted in soil-less growing mix

• USDA Hardiness Zones: 3–8

• Plant type: Deciduous flowering shrub

Your plant ships fully rooted in its growing medium rather than bare-root or dug from the ground. This helps avoid the transplant shock associated with shipping bare-root or freshly dug plants.

Fragrant Spring Flowers

Old Fashion Lilac is especially appreciated for its beautiful, fragrant spring flowers.

• Exceptionally fragrant blooms

• Attractive to honeybees and butterflies

• Adds seasonal interest to the landscape

• Excellent for cut-flower arrangements

The product photo shows a blooming plant. Your shipped plant is expected to bloom in spring in approximately 1–2 years.

Landscape Uses

This classic lilac is a lovely addition to:

• Flowering specimen plantings

• Garden screens

• Flowering hedges

• Cottage gardens

• Fragrant garden borders

• Cut-flower gardens

• Pollinator-friendly landscapes

Growing Zones

Old Fashion Lilac grows and flowers in USDA Zones 3–8.

Seasonal Shipping Appearance

Lilacs are deciduous shrubs, so their appearance changes with the seasons:

• Spring and summer: Plants ship with leaves.

• Fall and winter: Plants are dormant and ship without leaves.

A leafless plant during the dormant season is normal and does not mean the plant is dead.

Shipping Information

• Price includes shipping.

• Orders ship Monday and Tuesday via UPS 3-day service.

• Plants are grown in soil-less mix and shipped fully rooted.

• We can ship to all states.

• A surcharge applies to PO Boxes, Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, and other destinations UPS cannot serve without additional charges.

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